Freiston
Parish in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.978, 0.053 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TF 37 44 |
| Population: | 348 |
| Dialling code: | 01205 (Boston) |
The village and civil parish of Freiston lies a few miles south‑east of Boston in Lincolnshire, situated on the reclaimed fenland at the edge of The Wash. The area is characteristically flat and criss‑crossed by drainage dykes, with salt marshes and a coastal reserve at Freiston Shore that attracts wintering and migratory waders and geese.
There are echoes of a long history here - the remains of a medieval priory at Freiston Priory and the historic parish church of St James - but today the economy is largely agricultural, with arable farms and small rural businesses, and the village retains a small, close‑knit community shaped by the surrounding fenland landscape.
Postcode districts covering Freiston
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Boston 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Wisbech 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Spalding 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Skegness 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Sleaford 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Bourne 23.1 miles37.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Freiston Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Butterwick Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Haltoft End Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Coastal Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Fishtoft Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Benington Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Leverton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Scrane End Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Trinity Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Skirbeck Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Boston Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Station Ward 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Freiston
PE22 0LQ, PE22 0QE, PE22 0NP, PE22 0PF, PE22 0NT, PE22 0PL, PE22 0PS, PE22 0NR, PE22 0RG … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 55.4 miles89.2 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 55.9 miles90 km
- Boston Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Hubberts Bridge Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Freiston Ad
- Carpenters Arms 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Quayside Hotel and Bar 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- No. Twenty Hotel & Bar 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Stanley Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Lord Grey Hotel 4 3 miles4.9 km
- The Arundell Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Old Kings Head 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The White Hart Hotel, Boston, Lincolsnhire 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Boston West Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Supreme Inn 9.3 miles15 km
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Snettisham Beach Beach 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 18.6 miles30 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 19.3 miles31.1 km